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R’ Avrohom, the Trisker maggid, once said “For yourself you do not need to speak, for thought would suffice; you only speak for the benefit of your friend.  Stop and think for a moment: perhaps your friend is not interested … Continue reading →

The Baal Shem Tov zt’l taught that one’s first thought, speech, and deed of each day should be a mitzvah, because all beginnings influence everything that follows. Rising early doesn’t only add hours onto the day, it also creates a … Continue reading →

A child had a nightmare in which he envisioned his family in a small boat on a stormy sea, and he was able to save either his father or his mother, but not both.  What did he do? His solution … Continue reading →

Just as some people refuse to see their faults, so there are those who insist on digging too deep, persecuting themselves over every fault and making unreasonable demands upon their lives. Eventually they collapse from exhaustion, or worse, kick back … Continue reading →

When someone suffers trials and tribulations in searching for a mate, the 3rd partner (Hashem) is in pain as well. ~ R’ Shimshon Pincus zt”l

The most transformative moments in your life happen when somebody else believes in you more than you believe in yourself. – Lubavitcher Rebbe

What a great wonder that we should be able to draw so near to God in prayer.  How many walls there are between man and God!  Even though God fills all the world, He is so very hidden! Yet a … Continue reading →

The patient person is exactly like someone who is carrying a heavy package.  Even though it weighs upon him, he continues to go on his way, and doesn’t take a break from carrying it.  The same is true in all … Continue reading →

One shouldn’t be stingy with kind words. Words don’t cost money, and they do so much to encourage a fellow man. ~ R’ Elimelech Biderman, Shlita

Just as one is punished for speaking bad words, so is one punished for the good words he could have said but refrained from saying them. ~ Zohar